Wednesday, October 17, 2012

When I heard that Richard Armitage's name in his new movie Black Sky was Gary Morris it kept bothering me that the name was so very familiar. At first I thought maybe it was someone I knew, you know, someone maybe I worked with long ago, or someone in school even longer ago. Then this morning it hit me!

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Most people probably know the song from Bette Midler's recording of it, but I was around when the other Gary Morris recorded it, and that's how I first heard the song.

It is appropriate since Richard Armitage is the "Wind Beneath My Wings" As for the real Gary Morris, thank you for a wonderful song. A salute to Gary Morris fans from an Armitage fan.Looking forward to hearing RA's American accent as the other Gary Morris.

Friday, October 12, 2012

Having finished their mission in India Sharpe and Harper are
on their way home to England. On a stop
along the way Sharpe is talked into taking a detour and escorting precious
cargo to the fort of Kalimgong. The cargo turns out to be high maintenance bride-to-be Mademoiselle Bonnet on her way to meet her fiancé,
Major Joubert.

On the road they run into a group of traveler’s including
members of the East India Company army, the King’s army, and an Indian princess
and her group, who are also on the way to the fort. While Sharpe and Harper are there the group
is attacked by followers of the bandit Chitu.
The traveling group commander is seriously wounded and Sharpe is asked
to help them by taking command. Despite Harper’s misgivings, Sharpe agrees.

The East India company troops are commanded by the very
young Ensign Beauclere who worships his deceased soldier father. He has to deal
with the very shady character of Colour-Sergeant Wormwood who has his own
personal agenda. Sharpe is protective of the young Ensign, but he knows he has
to keep an eye on Wormwood. Sharpe’s
biggest ally seems to be the company engineer Major Tredinnick.

There’s also a prisoner among the group, a soldier named
Barabbas with a family connection Sharpe knows way too well. Who is he and why is he there?

Let’s not forget Dragomirov and his men! Back at the attack
from Chitu it was Dragomirov and his fellow cavalry soldiers that save the day. But is Dragomirov to be trusted?

What big surprise will Sharpe find at Fort Kalimgong? What
is Wormwood up to? Will it be a boy or a girl for Major Tredinnick’s younger
wife? Will Barabbas live up to his name? Will Sharpe deliver Miss Bonnet to
her fiancé?

Please join new and longtime Sharpe fans for the Global Sharpe Watch this Sunday, October 14, 3:00pm EST/US, 8:00pm UK, 9:00pm Continent on Tweet Chat. For all the details and "How To's" go to Sharpe Lives Movie Club Facebook Page:

Peril is the last episode in the Sharpe series and so we bid farewell this Sunday to Sharpe Sundays. It has been a wonderful experience to watch this legendary series together with an interesting, knowledgeable and fun group of new and veteran fans. Thank you to all who shared their knowledge of the Sharpe books and the Sharpe series with us.

We even had Paul Trussell, Rifleman Tongue, drop by on one Sharpe Sundays watch. Thank you sir.

Thank you to my Sharpe Sundays partner Sin/iz4blue/Fanny or Sharpe Lives for coming up with the original idea and for organizing us all so well.

A special Thank You to our steadfast group of Sharpe Sundays regulars. A pleasure to share this journey with you every Sunday.

Will there be another Sharpe episode to give closure to the series? There have been rumors since Peril aired in 2008 that there is one in the works. Some have speculated that it will be somewhat based on Sharpe's Devil. (Devilis the last (chronological) novel of Cornwell's Sharpe series.) Some have speculated that Sharpe will go on an adventure to find his daughter Antonia who he hasn't seen since she was a baby. All fans hope there will be one more episode and that Sharpe and Harper will march again.

Thank you all who dropped by and read the Sharpe Sundays posts. Hope it will encourage all to watch the Sharpe series and read the novels by Bernard Cornwell.

Thank you to Sean Bean Online and The Mighty Bean and many others for all the screencaps and pics used for the Sharpe Sundays posts.

Thursday, October 11, 2012

Ran again into this Richard Armitage interview at the start of filming Series 3 of Robin Hood and he also talks about Spooks. The interview was posted by RAFrenzy.

It is one of my favorite Armitage interviews and has everything I love about this man. Everything. (Even a tiny bit of Armitage Humor.) Makes me so look forward to the start of Hobbit interviews in the next few weeks and months. I hope they ask him interesting questions.

Hear me Charlie Rose, James Lipton, and all talk show hosts in North America, this is the man to interview about being Thorin in The Hobbit

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

I am perfectly serious about this. Just a few minutes ago I was looking at my horoscope online and I Googled "Libra Horoscopes" and today's date and the one that came out on the top I clicked on it, and this is what it said. I kid you not:

"If ever you were to have a proclivity for intensity and
drama, it would be this year. You easily could be mistaken for a drama queen or
king. Communication, especially with those close to you, forces your mind’s eye
to see beyond its current vista. Good luck comes through openness and
detachment. Travel and/or education also will play a significant role in your
life this year. If single, a friendship could be vital to a special
relationship. If attached, do more as a couple. Work on your friendship, too. A
party is always better with a Leo!"

OK, forget most of the Horoscope. The most important sentence of this particular one is the last one.There is one special Leo out there in the world.

Sunday, October 7, 2012

Two years after Waterloo now French farmer Richard Sharpe is
summoned by Wellington to London and asked to go on a mission to India.You see Sharpe was in India at the start of
his military career serving as a soldier under a younger Arthur Wellesley (later the Duke of
Wellington).

Wellington wants him to find an agent missing in India who
was sent on a mission to find about a brewing rebellion.Sharpe says no at first, he likes being a farmer,
until on leaving he finds Ramona Harper waiting for him.Seems the missing agent is his friend Patrick
Harper.

On his arrival in India Sharpe runs into the lovely daughter
of General Burroughs and later learns she’s been kidnapped and held for
ransom by the rebellious Rajah.If there is a damsel in distress who are you
going to call? Richard Sharpe of course!

Sharpe also runs into an old enemy, the evil but handsome William
Dodd.Sharpe was the only surviving
witness to Dodd’s treachery years before and he fears being recognized while on
his mission to rescue Celia Burroughs.

Will Sharpe find Harper? Will he rescue the damsel in
distress? Will Dodd remember Sharpe? Will Richard regret returning to India?

For the answer to all these questions please join new and longtime Sharpe fans for the Global Sharpe Watch this Sunday, October 7, 3:00pm EST/US, 8:00pm UK, 9:00pm Continent on Tweet Chat. For all the details and "How To's" go to Sharpe Lives Movie Club Facebook Page:

Toby Stephens comes from an illustrious acting family. He is the son of two great British acting legends, Dame Maggie Smith and the late Sir Robert Stephens. Toby Stephens has an illustrious acting career himself on stage and screen. Both he and Sean Bean have played James Bond villains. Happy 50th Anniversary James Bond!

You may also recognize Padma Lakshmi taking a break from cooking shows to play devious and deadly Mahduvanti,

If you're interested in what went on behind-the-scenes on the two most recent Sharpe episodes, Challenge and Peril, go to the link below for an article by Sean Bean's personal assistant in India:

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I Love Thorin

Hannibal: Season 3 Review by Eric Goldman Love crime -IGN

And wow, was this version of Red Dragon awesome. Yes, it streamlined some aspects – we didn’t get any of the Dolarhyde flashbacks (one tiny glimpse aside) and Will’s role was altered, to some extent. But this was creepy, intense storytelling through and through, with Richard Armitage bringing just the right mix of scary and semi-sympathetic as Francis Dolarhyde, a murderous, delusional monster who was at war with the potentially loving man somewhere deep inside him – a war amplified as Dolarhyde fell for the blind Reba (a strong Rutina Wesley), even as “the Dragon” was coming to life within him, compelling him to kill.

From Yael Farber

Forbes: Box Office 8/10/2014

There were three other wide releases this weekend. The next biggest debut was Warner Bros.’ (Time Warner, Inc.) Into the Storm. The $50 million New Line Cinema/Village Roadshow tornado drama, positioned as a found footage Twister for the YouTube era, earned a relatively solid $18.01m on its first weekend. That is not remotely shabby considering what a low-profile release it is, and it boasted a decent 2.77x weekend multiplier to boot. It will still need a strong overseas take to make any money, but it’s no flop either. Of note, the film played 58% female, 71% over 25 years old, and 16% under-18.

Richard Armitage - Opening Night Party - The Crucible

Very Happy for Richard Armitage and Proud as one of his Well-Wishers - Marvelous Reviews Tonight- Well Deserved Recognition - Bravo Dear Richard

Richard Armitage as John Proctor

The Crucible - The Old Vic

The Crucible Rehearsal

Wisdom in Kindness

“Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair, but manifestations of strength and resolution.”

—Kahlil Gibran

Richard Armitage

Lefteris Pitarakis - AP

Greatness and Kindness

“Your greatness is measured by your kindness; your education and intellect by your modesty; ... and your real caliber is measured by the consideration and tolerance you have for others.”

—William J.H. Boetcker

Richard Armitage - The Crucible

"I want to eat the fleeting shade of your lashes,"

Richard Armitage

The Crucible

The Crucible became by far my most frequently produced play, both abroad and at home. Its meaning is somewhat different in different places and moments. I can almost tell what the political situation in a country is when the play is suddenly a hit there — it is either a warning of tyranny on the way or a reminder of tyranny just past.

Arthur Miller, Timebends : A Life (1987)

Urban and the Shed Crew

Anglophile Interview with Richard Armitage Part !

I think it was very nice of Richard Armitage to give this wonderful interview. He didn't have to. I believe he cares about his fans. Maybe we should thank him for giving us his time. Thank you Richard.

Sonnet 116 - William Shakespeare

"... Love is not love

Which alters when it alteration finds,

Or bends with the remover to remove.

O no, it is an ever-fixèd mark

That looks on tempests and is never shaken;

It is the star to every wand'ring bark,

Whose worth’s unknown, although his height be taken.

Love’s not time’s fool, though rosy lips and cheeks

Within his bending sickle’s compass come:

Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks,

But bears it out even to the edge of doom."

Wins Best Hobbit DVD Cover

Thanks to RichardArmitagenet.com

Close Encounters of the Richard Armitage Kind

I feel warmer knowing we're sharing the snowy US East Coast weather with RA - click on JT for a wonderful fan story

The Two Faces of January

Thorin Oakenshield Bust

Knight Models

Richard Armitage- Pinter/PROUST, Jan 16, 2014

Photo by Chrissy Lampard, Richard Armitage US

Hay Unos Ojos

Richard

A Year Ago Today - December 6, 2012

US Premiere of The Hobbit: AUJ in New York

A Special Thanksgiving Thank You

TO MY LOVELY Blog FOLLOWERS

November 4, 2013

Hobbit Fan Event - New York - Photo from Pinterest

My Precious

Thorin Wrap

What the fashionable dwarf women are wearing this year

Enemy of Man Behind-the-Scenes Stills

Click on Pic (No Sean Bean though)

Thorin

From AUJ Extended Edition

AUJ Extended Edition Extras

Original Cap from RACentral

I Want One

New Thorin Available October 22

Interview with Blake Ritson - NYCC October 2013

http://youtu.be/Zcvh4lSSBJ8

Half Brother Author Lars Saabye Christensen

DOS Promo October 2013

Adorable

That Furrowed Brow

Thorin in DOS

New Photos from El Anillo Unico

Armitage Army Coat of Arms from Circus Monsters

On DeviantArt - click on image

Into the Storm (Black Sky) August 2014

In a theater near you - according to The Hollywood Reporter - click on RA to go to full article

Richard Armitage Inside the BAFTA LA Tea Party Festivities

"Where's Richard?"

Behind Kevin Spacey's shoulder - BAFTA LA Tea Party 2013

Sean Bean at home in Sheffield

Bean at the Friery and Audio Interview:http://forgetoday.com/news/sean-bean-visits-broomhill-friery/

Richard Armitage September 21, 2013

I am pro everything Richard, don't ever change

Who is this incredibly handsome man?

Richard Armitage at the BAFTA Emmy Party, September 21, 2014

Enemy of Man

Gary goes Into the Storm

Latest Black Sky RA tease from Todd Garner

Don't know source of photo, but just love his expression (Tokyo, Hobbit Premiere)

If Richard Armitage was a cereal, what cereal would he be?

From Thilboshield on Tumblr - Click on Image to go there - Don't know timeline of photo

From Thilboshield on Tumblr

Make-a-Wish and Richard Armitage and The Hobbit Cast- read her post at link below:

" I GOT A THORIN STAREEEEEEEEEEEE. Then Sebastian walked over and whispered in his ear and literally it was like night and day. His face went from “imma kill" to “Flowers and tea, yay let’s go play" And I got up and walked over to him. He said (in the mst adorable accent on the planet) Hello there, I’m Richard.""

7/7/2013

Frm Fanpop

The Hobbit Armies of the Third Age Game

Blake Ritson as Count Riario in DaVinci's Demons

Ay Dios Mio - OMG

How can I??? I love them both!

Embrace Both

"It is more important to me that people embrace my characters rather than they embrace me." Richard Armitage

I Won The Gizzy from Phylly's Faves

Thorin Oakenshield

By Xanthe93 (DeviantArt)

Soldiers of Fortune - New Poster

Screencap thanks to RichardArmitageNet.com

Celia Cruz Wins Frame of an Iconic American Contest

"The National Museum of American History is collaborating with photographer Robert Weingarten to create a “visual biography” of salsa musician Celia Cruz. Weingarten asks his sitters, “What makes you who you are?”

Sean Bean to Star in Detective Trilogy

If you scroll down the sidebar you'll see that I reported on the rumor of Sean Bean starring in this series of films a while ago.

Thanks to my friend The Hollywood Spy I now know that Dateline London has reported that Sean will indeed star in a film trilogy "Devil's Peak" as Cape Town detective Benny Griessel. Dateline describes Griessel as a "recovering alcoholic with family issues and other demons who's very good at catching murderers." The films are based on the novels by Deon Meyer. The films will start shooting in September in South Africa.

Beautiful Graphic from Bccmee

From my photo suggestion for Graphic a Day in May (click on pic)

Euron Greyjoy by Nachan - Game of Thrones

Guy of Gisborne and Euron Greyjoy- Resemblance?

Thanks to Bccmee for My Star

Which Movie Musical Should Richard Armitage Star In?

Who should play Anne Neville in Richard III

Drawing: Guy of Gisborne (Richard Armitage)

From Fornax (click on pic)

From richardarmitagenet.com

My Favorite Men of Game of Thrones Season 2

Thanks to Winter is Coming on Tumblr

New Pic from The Hobbit Today

From El Anillo Unico, Jan 28, 2012

The Original Barnabas Collins and Depp's Version

What is the connection between the boar and Richard III? Read today's post on King Richard Armitage and find out - click HERE for the full article.

Please support Richard Armitage’s effort by signing the petition and encouraging potential financiers and production investors to support the “Richard III” project. Click on the link below:

According to the article Thirteen Hours author Deon Meyers tweeted that negotiations were in their final stages for Sean to star in the film and that filming would start in March in Cape Town, South Africa. The thriller has won several awards. You can read a review of the book at the link below:

The Independent and the HarperCollins Website are reporting the publishing of lost illustrations for The Hobbit book by Tolkien. The Art of the Hobbit to be released October 27 will have 110 illustrations by J.R.R. Tolkien.

The publisher, HarperCollins is also releasing a "pocket" version of The Hobbit, The Pocket Hobbit, and a revised edition of The History of the Hobbit.

Richard Armitage and Daniela Denby-Ashe

North & South and Spooks (MI-5) Win Top Spots in BBC America's Top British Drama's of All Time

North & South wins the #2 spot in BBC America Anglophenia Readers Poll of the 10 Best British TV Series of All Time.

I hope BBC America and PBS (US Public TV) will look at the results of this poll and will broadcast this wonderful series in the U.S. It aired only once in only select PBS stations back in 2005, I know because I was one of the lucky ones that saw it then. I don't recall that it ever aired on BBC America.

Also great news that Spooks or MI-5 in the U.S., won the #7 spot in the reader's poll. Another series that has never been allowed the time to find it's American audience on PBS or BBC America.

The time is now PBS and BBC America for US audiences to see these two great British programs.

For the results of the Anglophenia/BBC America poll click on the link below:

Streaming British Television Online- Acorn TV

Looks like there's a new streaming TV service available for British Television lovers. According to Entertainment Weekly, ACORN TV will offer a full season of six different series with the first episode available for free. After that we'll have to pay for it, $24.99 a year to get access to all the episodes.

Is it worth it? Acorn TV is offering a free trail through August 31.

http://acornonline.com/acorntv.aspx?

Right now it looks like they're offering old favorites like Brideshead Revisited and the Poirot series, but it may be worthwhile if they offer access to series that have not been available outside of the UK. I don't know if I want to pay to see shows I can get on US Public Television or BBCAmerica (when they do show something worthwhile). They do have a couple of shows listed under "Coming Soon" like Lost Empire and Garrow's Law that I haven't seen.

I don't know if it's worth subscribing to in the long run, but certainly worth checking out for all of us that love British Television.

Sean Bean to Play the King in New Snow White Film

Variety and other Hollywood news outfits are reporting that Sean Bean will play the King and Snow White's father in Tarsem Singh's Snow White. Sean joins a cast that includes Julia Roberts, Lily Collins, and Armie Hammer.

Thorin - Richard Armitage

Answer to the Question - Sexy Dwarves? Oh Yes Indeed

Fili (Dean O' Gorman) and Kili (Aidan Turner)

Maegwen New Article: "Hot Dwarves: Now This is What I'm Talking About"

"The Hobbit" Question of the Month: Sexy Dwarves or Bearded Dwarves?

Unless you've been under a rock lately you know that Peter Jackson and "The Hobbit" group have been very busy making casting announcements about the film. Because of the casting of several very attractive actors (talented actors all) for the Middle-earth dwarves (Richard Armitage, Aidan Turner, and others) there's quite an interesting discussion developing between Tolkien purists and fans of the actors in question, or just movie fans in general about whether the look of the Middle-earth dwarves should remain true to the book, or maybe changed to provide some eye candy for us ladies.

There's a marvelous and very funny article all about this issue on www.theonering.net by Maegwen. You can read the entire article by clicking HERE.

I was just inspired by the article and RA Central (on Twitter) to post the unscientific poll below. So how about it world, do we want sexy dwarves in Middle-earth or hairy, long-bearded, dwarves?

The Cast of The Hobbit

The Cast of The Hobbit

Sean Bean in Caravaggio

Caravaggio starring Sean Bean was Voted one of 100 Top British Films

TIME OUT London has published a list of the top 100 British Films as selected by the film industry. To see the entire list click HERE.

Caravaggio directed by Derek Jarman is #56 on the list and has been mentioned on this blog because it was Sean Bean's first film role. I wrote a review of the film a while back and you can find the review at the link below:

Scenario #2: Select who is in bed with Lucas:

Dark Shadows Movie

I'm about to age myself here, but when I was a pre-teen I used to rush home from school, plop myself on the floor in front of the TV, and watch my favorite soap opera "Dark Shadows" every day. I was not alone as thousands of pre-teen and teen girls fell madly in love with brooding (there's that word again!) lovesick vampire Barnabas Collins, played by Canadian actor Jonathan Frid.

(Talk about older man - Mr. Frid is old enough to be my father! I'm glad to see that he's still with us and I really hope we'll see him at least doing a cameo in the film.)

Johnny Depp is a marvelous actor, and I believe he'll do justice to the role of brooding and conflicted vampire Barnabas. Depp has an otherworldly vibe as a person, and the good looks and mysterious presence to carry this off.

Jonathan Frid

Richard Armitage in STRIKE BACK or Sean Bean in BRAVO TWO ZERO?

"It stars Richard Armitage, who could well be the next Sean Bean. Armitage is as versatile as Bean in that he can turn out good guys, villains and period costume dramas with authority."

From a review of Strike Back starring Richard Armitage, based on the book by former SAS soldier Chris Ryan. Read the entire review at the link below: